Bargain Bites 2013

October 24, 2013

Our best bets for dining on the cheap in the Bay Area, broken down into categories from bar food to ramen to taquerias and beyond.

Dan Evans

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Taquerias

Perhaps it's just a phase of San Francisco growing pains, but our taco quest provided much evidence that the Bay Area's taco nexus may have shifted from the Mission District to Redwood City. Karmic trade-off for Silicon Valley's northward migration, perhaps?

Taqueria Sinaloa: Yes, Lupe Bueno's truck is parked directly in front of its related cantina, but you want the truck, specifically for tripe tacos ($1.75 each), so crisp they evoke a sort of offal chicharron. Meanwhile, the saucy pastor taco ($1.25) is almost a nod to North Carolina chopped pork. All tacos are all served on fresh corn tortillas, which makes Sinaloa stand above much of its International Boulevard competition.

Perhaps it's just a phase of San Francisco growing pains, but our taco quest provided much evidence that the Bay Area's taco nexus may have shifted from the Mission District to Redwood City. Karmic trade-off for Silicon Valley's northward migration, perhaps?

Taqueria Sinaloa: Yes, Lupe Bueno's truck is parked directly in front of its related cantina, but you want the truck, specifically for tripe tacos ($1.75 each), so crisp they evoke a sort of offal chicharron. Meanwhile, the saucy pastor taco ($1.25) is almost a nod to North Carolina chopped pork. All tacos are all served on fresh corn tortillas, which makes Sinaloa stand above much of its International Boulevard competition.